Fletcher joined West Ham from Manchester United past year but started just two Premier League matches, and has been pushed further down the pecking order by the arrival of Javier Hernandez. "I know it's a great club and a really nice city", he said. The Spain U21 global, who played nine times for Dortmund last season, is Newcastle's fifth summer signing ahead of their return to the Premier Lea... [Full Article...]

Conte's Chelsea have splashed the cash this summer, spending upward of £100 million to bring in the likes of Alvaro Morata and Tiemoue Bakayoko, while Spurs have stayed quite through the summer window. Of course, Kane is arguably the ideal example of how the academy can provide better results than spending large amounts of money on more established talent. [Full Article...]

Osweiler was 8-6 with the Houston Texans in 2016. According to Jackson, Kessler will get the first chance to win the job. Here a few more things we learned from Day 1 of Browns training camp. He said he is eager to get pointers from Thomas and inside linebacker Chris Kirksey. "I think that is what was asked earlier: How will it all turn out? He has done a great job, and it is good to see him... [Full Article...]

A Porsche representative confirmed to Jalopnik that the marque will continue to compete in Le Mans, but did not comment regarding the LMP1 topic however. Victory in both Le Mans and the WEC championships followed in 2015 before Porsche repeated the feat a year ago, taking a second straight 24-hour win in dramatic fashion after Toyota's last lap failure. [Full Article...]

He joins a Tampa Bay team that comes into the evening 2.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox for first place in the American League East. The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring first baseman Lucas Duda from the New York Mets in exchange for minor league pitcher Drew Smith , according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post . [Full Article...]

Barkley has entered the final year of his contract with the Toffees, and has refused the offer of an extension as he looks for a fresh challenge at a new club. TOTTENHAM are favourites to land wantaway Ross Barkley but face serious competition from their Premier League rivals. Everton , meanwhile, are already planning for life after Barkley. [Full Article...]

The biggest fear of any team making a deal for a star is that they'll walk in free agency when they get there. He averaged a career-best 25.2 points and 5.8 assists last season and has three years and $60 million remaining on his contract, with a 15% trade kicker. [Full Article...]

Perisic, 28, has been strongly linked with a move to United but Spalletti says he is planning for Inter's future with the former Wolfsburg winger. Spalletti was delighted with Inter's performance against Bundesliga champions Bayern as they stifled the attacking threat offered by players such as James Rodriguez and Robert Lewandowski. [Full Article...]

LAFC will formally introduce Bradley on Friday at the Natural History Museum in downtown Los Angeles, next door to the site of the club's under-construction new stadium. The club's technical side is run now by former MLS , English Championship and USA national team midfielder John Thorrington. He coached the Chicago Fire during the team's inaugural season and immediately won the MLS Cup ch... [Full Article...]

As it turns out, Granderson could wind up leaving the Mets as well before the trade deadline. "But like I said , I'm extremely excited and I'm looking forward to starting a new step". He endured an up-and-down tenure with the Mets , marked by clutch power hitting and ill-timed injuries. The account, which simply does what its name suggests, had some good times during the Mets' World Seri... [Full Article...]

The stock declined 0.56% or $0.22 reaching $39.19 on the news. About 6.74M shares traded or 11.22% up from the average. Legal General Grp Public Limited Co has invested 0% in XPO Logistics Inc (NYSE:XPO). It fall, as 23 investors sold LSB Industries, Inc. shares while 33 reduced holdings. Analysts giving shares a rating of 1 or 2 would be indicating a Buy. [Full Article...]

Considering both sides are prevented from negotiating anything other than a one-year contract after the deadline for a long-term extension passed on July 17, there is little to be gained from a lengthy holdout by Bell. On Wednesday, Brown posted a social media picture of himself with Bell and the caption "let's go bro", along with the hashtag #Juiceletsgetloose. Last year, Kansas City Chiefs saf... [Full Article...]

Even Bridgewater, after speaking with Frank Gore and Willis McGahee about their recovery from similar injuries as National Football League running backs, sounded accepting of the reality that he might not see the field until 2018. is really remarkable". Bridgewater, who has used his mobility to evade the pass rush, declined to say if any doctors have told him that he might not return to his pr... [Full Article...]

Markov's 119 goals are third-best among Canadiens defensemen. "Those 16 years were a big part of my life". After signing Mark Streit to a one-year deal the writing was on the wall for Markov. A respected figure around the league and among his teammates, Andrei demonstrated leadership both on and off the ice. And then, with a laugh, Robinson said: "For what it's worth, if I'm Markov, I've got... [Full Article...]

The Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor boxing match next month is so hyped that fans will believe just about anything. " It's definitely above average ", Malignaggi told Rome. Malignaggi chipped in with his opinion on McGregor's punching power, having been on the receiving end of it during their sparring sessions. He says the power was not overwhelming, but it was "above average" in compari... [Full Article...]

Championships do seem to have a way of kickstarting a mini baby boom when a team wins it all . Natalie and Joe Pelnar say they have the Cubs to thank for getting pregnant. We've seen this sort of thing before, such as in Kansas City a few years back . "It's a dream come true", dad said. Today, July 26, marks the nine-month anniversary of that fateful evening 108 years in the making. [Full Article...]

Pogba returned to the starting line up, along with £90m summer signing Romelu Lukaku, and the midfielder's performance convinced his United boss he deserves to be placed in the category of irreplaceable players at Barcelona and Real Madrid . [Full Article...]

Called on in relief, Matt Dermody, Dominic Leone, Aaron Wolf, and Joe Biagini (3-8) have not conceded to the batting adverse to the course of the four rounds following. Cliff Johnson hit a tying shot and Buck Martinez followed with a pinch-hit victor off Detroit's Willie Hernandez on June 14, 1986. I do feel I took a step in the right direction, things are getting better and turned around. [Full Article...]

In the third inning, Blazek's start reached historical levels. The Nats hitters needed two more to tie the Major League Baseball record for most home runs in a game, which the Blue Jays set against the Orioles in 1987. "From that point, from seeing the way the ball was moving, the way I controlled it, it was probably the best game of the year so far". That outing ended a string of nine straigh... [Full Article...]

And later that month, a federal appeals court ruled league administrators ignored evidence of a retired player's CTE when considering his eligibility for disability payments. Other studies have linked CTE to Parkinson's and Lou Gherig's Disease. Participants who were examined for the study included an array of former athletes, including high school, college, semi-professional, and professi... [Full Article...]